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44 ratings, 4.64 average rating, 13 reviews
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published
June 1st 2006
by Harcourt Children's Books
binding
Hardcover, 40 pages
isbn
0152050825
(isbn13: 9780152050825)
description
Ugly Fish is ugly and big and mean, and he won't share his driftwood tunnel or his special briny flakes with anyone. And that means the wimpy little f...more
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Read in May, 2008
Perhaps I wasn't in the right frame of mind when I read this, but it was just so-so for me. I really liked the illustrations and the story was funny. I loved the just desserts Ugly Fish gets for being a big bully. But somewhere along the line, the story felt too predictable for me to get into. Still, I think it's a good one to have available for children.
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Read in August, 2008
I liked this story but, oddly, I never caught on that it was a story about bullying until I read the author information on the back flap of the dust jacket. I just thought it was a story about how the tables can be turned on mean and self-centered people, and how those who are mean to others can be the victims of meanness in turn. I think what disconnected the bullying idea from the story for me was the fact that Ugly Fish ate his tank-mates. A bully doesn't generally destroy others; he wants...more
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Read in July, 2008
Ugly Fish sees new additions to his tank as nothing more than a mere tasty snack...but, as his need for dominance in the tank diminishes, he grows lonely without some other fish to wander in and out of his driftwood tunnel, swim in his huge tank, and eat delicious briny flakes. Teensy fish, kissy fish, spotty fish and stripy fish all try to be his friends, but all ugly fish does is tease and bully them until, alas, they are no more. Until one day, ugly fish gets a taste of his own medicine and t...more
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Read in July, 2007
The flyleaf indicates that the author based her story on bullies and bullying: the ending is probably the one that most victims of such taunting would like to see. The characterization of Ugly Fish is simply wonderful, as is that of Shiny Fish. The other fish appear too briefly for any real character development, but they add nicely to the plot.
As with Tadpole's Promise, younger readers should probably understand the food chain before reading this book.
As with Tadpole's Promise, younger readers should probably understand the food chain before reading this book.
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Read in July, 2007
This is what Daddy wrote:
I read this to my little Raptor Girl before putting her to bed this evening and now she keeps getting out of bed to introduce me to her imaginary friend in a bowl -- Ugly Fish. Another time she got out of bed to bemoan the fact that she couldn't draw Ugly Fish. And so on. She loved the book.
I read this to my little Raptor Girl before putting her to bed this evening and now she keeps getting out of bed to introduce me to her imaginary friend in a bowl -- Ugly Fish. Another time she got out of bed to bemoan the fact that she couldn't draw Ugly Fish. And so on. She loved the book.
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Read in July, 2008
I very much enjoyed this book. So did my 5 year old daughter. She had me read it twice in a row and then again the next night. I love that it's true to the food chain and not all rainbows and stars and puppy dogs. It's nice to have something funny and enjoyable to read to my kids!
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... ugly fish harasses other fish in the community tank, only to run into a real bad ass fish later on... what will happen? .. a great book with a grim lesson for bullies. drawings have character and are funny... kids love this book...
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This book wasn't what I expected. It's about a mean fish who eats every other fish that is put in his tank. Then one day the tables are turned. I don't think it's a very good children's picture book.
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This is the type of book I would love to give to all the children I know, but their parents would kill me for it. It's that awesome.
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Very important lessons are found within the pages of this book along with very quirky art and one ugly fish.
The illustrations are perfect but this is a book for 8 year olds, not preschoolers.
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So bad, and yet so very good...
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